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DIY Play Doh Mats

Play Doh is a great medium that increases the muscle strength in the fingers and hands. The motor skills used while playing with play doh later translate into increased dexterity, writing skills, and self-help skills (like opening containers, tying shoes, etc). My son shows NO interest in letters, but he loves numbers and likes to count everything. I made these ‘do it yourself’ play doh mats for him today. It took two days for him to visit the invitation, but once he did – he loved it.

THINGS YOU NEED:

- white paper (I used card stock)

- stamp pad

- play doh ‘cookie cutters’

- laminate and laminator

I stamped on the numbers and shapes, but you could also just trace them. There are so many things you can reinforce with DIY Play Doh mats.

I made matching mats for the tub since my three year old loves those pellets that dissolve into sponge animals. Instead of laminating though, I just stuck it inside a gallon ziploc so I can swap them out when she gets new animals. I wonder if that would work here too. I can’t wait to do this with the letters and the photos for crazy hair! She’s going to love it!

Great learning activity with a specific objective! I do not own a laminator, so I will slip the traced sheets into a gallon zip top bag and then I can store multiple sheets in one place. Thanks for the starting point! Great idea!

Fun! I did something similar. A tupperware with objects and traced the objects onto paper as a matching game. Don’t worry on the letters. Logan finally gained interest, mastered them in a few weeks, and moved on. And now he’s still back to numbers. he reads books if they involve numbers. Like Pokemon- which is essentially one giant math game. He’s 8. Love your website!

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